As people with learning disabilities live longer, and the incidence of cancer is rising, it is of increasing importance to understand the lived cancer experience of this group. Consideration of the viewpoints of people with learning disabilities themselves will facilitate the development of cancer support services that are appropriate and…

This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this development can be fostered, but they lack a handy,…

This article provides analysis of a site-based professional development model that is grounded in teacher best practices. Developed by the administration and teacher leaders of a racially/ethnically, socioeconomically, linguistically and academically diverse school in the USA, the teacher-centered coaching model described is an example of an…

The author discusses the pediatrician's responsibility in serving the learning or behavior disordered child. Emphasized are five areas of service: prevention; early identification; specific medical interventions; counseling and support; and communication and cooperation with home, school, and community. (SBH)

The article presents the paired comparisons method, a statistical procedure for identifying potential learning disabilities via the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. (Author/DLS)

Dr. B. Feingold replies to criticism of his theories on dietary treatment for hyperkinesis. (CL)

The article presents results from a large sample of referred and learning disabled children and interprets them as being consistent with the contention that learning disability is a viable concept that can be meaningfully used. The author rejects the premature elimination of the concept in favor of more general constructs, such as low achievement.…

The use of context and relationships can help learning disabled adolescents solve math problems made more difficult by confusing language. Examples are offered. (CL)

The Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale was administered to 189 learning disabled (LD) adolescents in a large urban school system and in urban, suburban, and rural junior high schools. Results indicated that mean self-concept scores of LD adolescents were comparable to an age-appropriate norm population and a normal control group.…

In an effort to establish more universal research standards the Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD) Research Committee proposes a set of guidelines to be used for subject descriptions in LD research reports. (Author/CL)

Guidelines are offered for increasing the motivation of learning disabled adolescents. Suggestions emphasize the importance of age appropriateness, awareness of student interests and attitudes, creativity, and high expectations. (CL)

A teacher describes the values of wrestling as part of a physical education program for learning disabled students. Benefits include improved self-confidence, use of aggression in a positive way, and increased touch and contact. (CL)

Learning disabled students who know how to tell time may still need instruction in using time in practical situations. Such instruction should focus on skills such as determining the amount of time between two given times, approximating time requirements for recurrent tasks, and predicting time (CL)

A system of teaching measurement equivalencies to students with learning disabilities promotes understanding by teaching basic measurement language. Concrete objects are used to develop the association between a measurement term and its size. (CL)

The Clinical Evaluation of Language Functions (CELF) was administered to 21 learning disabled and 21 matched normal adolescents. Results offered limited support for the construct validity of the CELF. (Author/CL)